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PART 6 — The 2008 Global Financial Crisis
When the World’s Financial System Collapsed From Inside 1. The Calm Before the Storm: A Housing Market That Looked Unstoppable In the early 2000s, the United States experienced a dramatic housing boom: Buying a house felt “risk-free.”People believed prices would rise forever. But the foundation was dangerously weak. 2. Subprime…
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PART 8 — The 2023–2025 Inflation Crisis
A Global Cost-of-Living Shock — Without a Financial Collapse 1. A Crisis Born From the Pandemic, Not From the Economy Itself The 2023–2025 inflation crisis was not caused by: Instead, it was the aftershock of 2020’s global shutdown. Pandemic effects created: When the world reopened, these pressures collided — and…
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PART 9 — Comparing All Crises: Patterns That Repeat
The Hidden Cycle Behind 1929, 1970s, 2000, 2008, 2020, and 2023–2025 1. Every Crisis Has a Trigger — But Triggers Fit Into Only 4 Categories Across 100 years, all major crises fall into these four patterns: A. Financial System Collapse B. Cost/Price Shock (Inflation Crisis) C. Technology/Speculation Bubble D. External…
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5 — Paper Money and Credit in Early Trade (7th – 15th Century)
Part C — Paper Money and the Rise of Banking The emergence of paper money and early credit systems represents a significant evolution in monetary history, transitioning from tangible metal coins to more abstract, representative forms of value. Economic Context Origins and Development of Paper Money Functions of Paper Money…
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6 — The Development of Modern Banking (15th – 18th Century)
Part C — Paper Money and the Rise of Banking The period from the 15th to 18th centuries witnessed the formalisation of banking institutions and monetary practices, laying the foundations for modern financial systems. This era saw the rise of centralised banks, fractional reserve banking, and state-backed currencies. Economic Context…